Hunger Free Heartland recently held a video contest for middle school and high school students. They wanted to videos to to how the youth deal with hunger, how it affects them, and what they would do to fix the problem. Two of the young men at the Hope Center submitted a video and won second place!!
View their video here!
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Winter Wrap Up!
Winter is at it's end and it has been a busy season (as always!) here at the Hope Center for Kids. To kick off the month of February, we were so excited to have several of our staff take some of the youth to see the Mary Poppins on Broadway show at the Orpheum Theater! They loved the show!
Everyone was elated when Q Smith and Michael Dean Morgan from the cast came to Hope on the 9th to visit with some of the ladies at Hope. It was fascinating to see the transformation in the youth as Q and Michael led the group in various activities to help them first learn how to use movement to express adjectives and next to learn to focus with a game called “zip zap zop”. After warming up and gaining some confidence, Q and Michael taught everyone the first part of the “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious” actions that go with the song in the musical. Everyone had a great time laughing and learning the moves.
Before they had to leave to get ready for their performance that night, Q and Michael sat down with the girls and talked with them and answered their questions. They learned how Omaha native Q got into music from singing at her church choir when she was younger, and how Michael loved being in musicals because he enjoys telling stories and feels like his “job” is more playing than anything. They closed out the time with Q singing “Amazing Grace” for the group and taking a group picture. Check out our facebook page for more photos and a video of the girls practicing their moves.
For Valentine's day, some of the older girls enjoyed a special night out. They had some great discussions and learned a great deal about marriage and relationships. Everyone at the Hope Center had a big Valentine's Day party at Hope Skate and got to celebrate and skate!
On February 18th, the Hope Center members were out of school, and some of the youth staff helped to host the quarterly Lunch & Learn. We were so pleased to meet and reconnect with everyone that came to visit! Also in February, a small group of students went and visited Northwest Missouri State. They toured the historical campus and got a peek into the dorms, stores, and daily life around campus. They enjoyed learning about the school. One youth shared, “The school seems to be a close community of people who all knew each other.”
For more pictures from throughout the month, log onto our Facebook page. You can see pictures from Q and Michael's visit, the Valentine’s party, the college visit, our black history month presentations, and our book buddies program.
If you have not been down in a while, our next Lunch and Learn is scheduled for Monday, May 2nd. Please come and join us! Invite a friend along as well, to hear about the Hope Center's work!
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